General COVID-19 Resources

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. The virus was first identified following an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019. Symptoms of range from a mild common cold-like illness, to severe viral pneumonia leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome that is potentially fatal.